10 Video Games That Sold MILLIONS (Despite Being Terrible)

6. Homefront

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A blatant attempt at jumping on the Call of Duty bandwagon, Homefront didn't just miss the mark - it stumbled, fell in front of the wagon and got trampled to death by the horses. Who then used its remains as a toilet.

Homefront makes the classic mistake of any pale imitation, in that it chooses the wrong things to copy from its inspiration. In this case it means that Homefront is overly scripted, to the point you feel like the designers are only begrudgingly letting you play it.

Every single action is narrated out loud for you by your squad of tropes- sorry, "team-mates" - while the camera points you exactly where you need to go and a button prompt details exactly what you have to do. It's like the developers don't trust you, and feel the need to force you into having the exact experience they envisioned.

The nadir comes when Homefront - and this actually happens - demands you "Press X To Jump Into A Mass Grave". It's exactly as crass, tone-deaf and moronic as that sounds, and an insult to the intelligence of the player. The only QTE this game needed was "Press Refund to Get Money Back".

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